Taxman issues wage warning to fashion houses

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HMRC is issuing a warning to fashion labels over payment of the National Minimum WageKatie Collins/PA

Laura Shannon

Published at 1:57PM, December 8 2011

Fashion houses are the focus of a new crackdown by HM Revenue and Customs,
which has issued a stark warning over potential exploitation of interns.

The taxman has written to a number of fashion houses and designer labels
warning them about the penalties of failing to pay the National Minimum
Wage, which since October has been £6.08 an hour, or £4.98 an hour for 18-20
year olds.

The letters are being sent to companies that exhibited at London Fashion Week
in September 2011 and which are thought to be taking part in the capital’s
Fashion Week again in February.